Current local time in Shanghai, China
Shanghai is in Shanghai Municipality, China. It keeps Asia/Shanghai time, currently UTC+8. Shanghai does not observe daylight saving time, so its offset from UTC is the same all year.
Shanghai at a glance
Time zoneAsia/Shanghai
UTC offset nowUTC+8
Daylight savingNot observed
RegionShanghai Municipality
CountryChina (CN)
National capitalBeijing
Dialing code+86
CurrencyCNY
Population24,870,000
Coordinates31.23° N, 121.47° E
ISO 3166-1CN / CHN
Continent / regionAsia
Other cities in China
Nearby time zones
Locations within one hour of Shanghai right now.
BangkokBangkok · Thailand · UTC+7JakartaJakarta Special Region · Indonesia · UTC+7SingaporeSingapore · Singapore · UTC+8Hong KongHong Kong SAR · China · UTC+8ManilaMetro Manila · Philippines · UTC+8SeoulSeoul Capital Area · South Korea · UTC+9TokyoTokyo Metropolis · Japan · UTC+9PerthWestern Australia · Australia · UTC+8